LEADING EDUCATIONAL TRANSFORMATION:FUTURE CHALLENGES & POSSIBILITIES

PROFESSOR ALMA HARRISDIRECTOR, INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

HIGH PERFORMING EDUCATION SYSTEMS

The world’s centre of high performance in school education is now Asia.

Four of the five top-performing systems are in Asia. Hong Kong, Shanghai, South Korea and Singapore

How do we ensure success for all students in all settings?…

TWO MOST POWERFUL LEVERS

Leadership Quality

Teacher Quality

IMPROVING SCHOOL PERFORMANCE

Leadership is second only to the influence of teaching and learning on student outcomes (Leithwood, Harris and Hopkins, 2008)

SCHOOL /SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT

Does not occur without some change in leadership or leadership practice

LEADERSHIP: WHAT WE KNOW

• Leadership is the key lever of high organisational performance.

• Successful organisations have wisely and widely distributed leadership.

• Effective leaders grow and manage other leadership talent

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5. Ensuring an Orderly and Supportive Environment

4. Promoting and Participating in Teacher Learning and Development

3. Planning , Coordinating and Evaluating Teaching and the Curriculum

2. Resourcing Strategically

1. Establishing Goals and Expectations

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FIVE DIMENSIONS OF EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP(Robinson, 2008)

What type of school leadership transforms organisational performance and outcomes?

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PAST AND PRESENT LEADERSHIP PRACTICE

SUCCESSFUL HEADS

Successful heads use the same basic leadership practices, but there is no single model for achieving success

(Source: Leithwood, Harris and Hopkins (2008)

Successful heads distribute leadership progressively

RESEARCH EVIDENCE: DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP

DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP MATTERS (HARRIS, 2013)

Distributed leadership is primarily concerned with leadership practice.Rather than a preoccupation with those ‘who lead’ it addresses what and who leadership is for?

DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP MATTERS (HARRIS, 2013)

• Leadership shifts according to need

• Collaborative teams formed for specific purposes

• Team membership changes according to task, roles and expertise

HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS & EDUCATION SYSTEMS

One of the hallmarks of educational excellence and success is the nature and extent of professional collaboration.

Focused and systematic professional collaboration can be a powerful influence upon changing and improving teaching and learning.

HIGH PERFORMANCE LEADERSHIP

INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

An International Hub for Excellence in Leadership

Academic Icons and Distinguished Associates

New Masters in Educational Leadership

ASIA LEADERSHIP RESEARCH PROJECT

‘LEADING EDUCATIONAL TRANSFORMATION IN ASIA’

Alma Harris, Michelle Jones, Esther Daniel, David Reynolds and Christopher Chapman

Published by Springer in their series: Education in Asia Pacific Region: Issues Concerns and Prospects

ASIA LEADERSHIP SUMMITLEADERSHIP IN 2050

JANUARY 8 – 10 2014

WHO CHALLENGES YOUR THINKING?

YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA 2-7 JANUARY 2014 Royal Ambarrukmo, and Yogyakarta State

University Redefining Education, Learning, and Teaching

in the 21st Century: The Past, Present and Future of Sustainable School Improvement

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